jiffy tummy

jiffy tummy

1. (colloquial) A nauseous or upset stomach or GI tract.
   • 1986, Nikolai Tolstoy, The Minister and the Massacres, Vintage:

     The day before she had gone down with a “jiffy tummy'", but even sickness was dispelled by Alex's legendary charm[.]

   • 2004, Benjamin John Grob-Fitzgibbon, The Irish Experience During the Second World War: An Oral History:

     We all suffered there, and got our dose of what is known as 'jiffy tummy', which is acute diarrhoea. It's very unpleasant indeed, but it wears off after a few days and luckily I got over that before I had to go elsewhere.

   • 2012, Adam Goldstein, Tailgate to Heaven: A British NFL Fan Tackles America, Potomac Books, Inc., →ISBN:

     Eating pork on the holiest day of the Jewish year came back to kick me (quite literally) in the ass, as I suffered just what my Dad had predicted: “A jiffy tummy.” Two days later I headed north to Minnesota, and the leaves had started […]

   • (Can we date this quote?), Wilyem Clark, 7 Thunders, Wilyem Clark, page 78:

     “Funny,” Toojay contributed, “the only thing I remember about that show was that you suffered from jiffy tummy all night from an excess of caramel popcorn.” “Oh yeah, that's right,” Winona giggled. “I threw up real good, […]"

   • 2016 April 11, Shirley Wells, Shirley Wells The Dylan Scott Mystery Series Collection 1: Presumed Dead\Dead Silent\Silent Witness\Dead Calm\Dying Art, Carina Press, →ISBN:

     "All they'll get in Corfu is a jiffy tummy. Foreign food? You can keep it.” She pulled a face. “Still, live and let live, that's my motto.” Dylan very much doubted that.

   • 2020 August 23, June Winton, The Mystery on the Miniature Railway, June Winton:

     "Got a jiffy tummy. I just wanted to see what's going on and have a chat with the boys. I've been stuck inside for two days." "I think there's a bug going round," replied Andy. "We're bound to catch something from all the people we meet."

• sick to one's stomach